THE LAST time we saw Chase Wright, home runs were soaring over his head at Fenway Park.

Four in a row.

Those blasts on April 22, 2007, by Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek came over the span of just 10 pitches. That experience could have destroyed a young pitcher, but Wright did not let that happen.

He was sent back to the minors, reappearing with the Yankees for a short September stint later that year, making one appearance and picking up the win in relief. Wright picked himself up, and that’s the true measure of an athlete. Since the Fenway Firestorm, his overall record is 23-8. Going back to 2005, Wright posted the best record in the Yankees organization at 47-15.

“That’s a lot of run support right there,” he said jokingly of his record.

Wright is just 25. If any pitcher deserves another chance, it’s Wright. That chance will not come with the Yankees, though, because he likely will be traded after being designated for assignment to make room for Andy Pettitte, his pitching hero.

Wright has a goal. He can’t wait to get another shot at the Red Sox and the Green Monster.

“Hopefully I’ll get another opportunity to pitch in Fenway and have a different game,” Wright said. “Being sent back down was definitely a big adjustment to make, but I took it as a learning experience and moved on from it.”

Now he’s hoping to get the right opportunity with the right team and is thankful for his time with the Yankees.

When those home runs were being hit, Wright said, “Everything was going so fast. Instead of stepping off the mound and slowing down, I was getting on the mound and speeding up, throwing pitches faster, which was the wrong thing to do. The big thing I learned is when something like that happens, you need to step back, take a couple of deep breaths, clear your head and start over.”

That’s a great lesson for all young pitchers.

Wright’s winning numbers show he has made the necessary adjustments.

“I definitely wasn’t losing control of any games in the minor leagues, that’s for sure,” he said. Before being called up to the Yankees that season, Wright had made just two starts above Single-A. So that was learning on the run.

Before the home-run explosion by the Red Sox, Wright had surrendered just four home runs in the previous 673 at-bats.

“That’s the funny thing about baseball,” he said. “That’s just the way it goes.”

When Wright went back to the minors he chose to wear No. 4, not because of the four consecutive home runs. He wasn’t trying to give himself some tough-love motivation. Growing up, Wright and his older brother Chad always wore Nos. 7 and 4.

“Once I got to Scranton they had No. 4 available,” Wright said. “I think a lot of people were trying to tie it in to the four home runs, which is fine, that doesn’t bother me at all. It was mainly for my brother, he always wore No. 4. He was real pumped up about it. I always hung out with him and I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him.”

Wright lives in Willow Park, Texas, 20 minutes outside Fort Worth. He is an outdoors kind of guy. Golf is his way of relaxing. For training purposes he does a lot of swimming.

“It really works the muscles in your shoulders and arms,” he said.

Wright is easy to like because he is so down to earth, an athlete from a simpler age.

“I’m more of an old-school kind of guy. I don’t have my cell phone attached to me all the time,” he said. “I liked it when it just used to be home phones.

“When I work out, I like the gyms that have the old punching bag in the middle of the floor and there’s only like two people in there. The new modern gyms are kind of a change for me.”

Growing up his family went bird hunting. His girlfriend Sarah Byars comes from a deer-hunting family. Three years ago, Sarah took Chase on a deer-hunting date.

“That was a unique experience going with your girlfriend, sitting in the deer blind,” he said with a chuckle.

Now it’s become a regular event, just like Chase Wright putting up Ws.